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This evening, since I had not a whole lot to do, I went to go see a local pro-wrestling promotion.
Now, for those who don't give a rat's ass about pro-wrestling and are just going to make jokes... please skip to a different entry in someone else's journal. I care not for your judgment. Fuck off.
For the stage combat junkies I know... feel free to skip to the end of the post.
For those of you who care very little up to a whole lot, I will explain that before Vince McMahon built his global wrestling empire now known as the WWE, there were regional promotions. Wrestlers often times jumped between these promotions and sometimes, these promotions worked together to create bigger shows (see the National Wrestling Alliance as an example).
Well, smaller promotions still exist. Young men and women get to ply their trade and attempt to get noticed. Many of the big stars you see today (such as John Cena) came out of smaller, New England promotions.
One such promotion is New England Championship Wrestling. I've got a personal bias toward this company because I am friends with one of the owners and many people involved in the promotion. I went to one of their shows Saturday night and it was a lot of fun. If you are a fan of pro-wrestling at all, I suggest hitting a local promotion, particularly this one (they are in Quincy every 6 weeks or so), and get a feel for wrestling, close-up and personal with no re-play, slo motion, or announcers. It has a very different feel to it.
And for those who are not so much into pro-wrestling, you might still have fun. For the stage combat junkies out there who I know, this is another form of that particular art form. They too must tell a story, sell the fight, make it look real, and do so in the round, an they must do this for any length of time between 2 minutes and 60 minutes. And they have to keep it fresh.
And for those of my friends who like girl-on-girl action, I can recommend their sister promotion World Women's Wrestling.
(Yes, this has been another shameless plug.)
Now, for those who don't give a rat's ass about pro-wrestling and are just going to make jokes... please skip to a different entry in someone else's journal. I care not for your judgment. Fuck off.
For the stage combat junkies I know... feel free to skip to the end of the post.
For those of you who care very little up to a whole lot, I will explain that before Vince McMahon built his global wrestling empire now known as the WWE, there were regional promotions. Wrestlers often times jumped between these promotions and sometimes, these promotions worked together to create bigger shows (see the National Wrestling Alliance as an example).
Well, smaller promotions still exist. Young men and women get to ply their trade and attempt to get noticed. Many of the big stars you see today (such as John Cena) came out of smaller, New England promotions.
One such promotion is New England Championship Wrestling. I've got a personal bias toward this company because I am friends with one of the owners and many people involved in the promotion. I went to one of their shows Saturday night and it was a lot of fun. If you are a fan of pro-wrestling at all, I suggest hitting a local promotion, particularly this one (they are in Quincy every 6 weeks or so), and get a feel for wrestling, close-up and personal with no re-play, slo motion, or announcers. It has a very different feel to it.
And for those who are not so much into pro-wrestling, you might still have fun. For the stage combat junkies out there who I know, this is another form of that particular art form. They too must tell a story, sell the fight, make it look real, and do so in the round, an they must do this for any length of time between 2 minutes and 60 minutes. And they have to keep it fresh.
And for those of my friends who like girl-on-girl action, I can recommend their sister promotion World Women's Wrestling.
(Yes, this has been another shameless plug.)
